The NBA offseason is flying by as the Los Angeles Lakers are set to report to training camp in less than two months.<\/p>\n
Coming off a 50-win season, the Lakers were able to improve their roster this offseason by adding Deandre Ayton, Marcus Smart and Jake LaRavia. Their only notable subtraction from last year’s roster is Dorian Finney-Smith, who chose to sign with the Houston Rockets in free agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to reports, Finney-Smith left the Lakers on bad terms<\/a>, and it won’t be long before he will have a chance to stick it to his former team in front of a national audience as Shams Charania of ESPN<\/a> is reporting that L.A. will host Houston as part of the NBA’s annual Christmas Day slate:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udf84 NBA Christmas Day 2025 on ABC and ESPN, per sources:<\/p>\n – Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks<\/p>\n – San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder<\/p>\n – Houston Rockets at LA Lakers<\/p>\n – Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors<\/p>\n – Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets<\/p>\n — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n